Add a k and I'm a clown, remove the y, and I am a noun. I have no breath, but I bleed red, my color changes in a threesome with two other elemental variables. What happens to nails, the adjective, that can cause tetanus if you step on one, afflicted with this?

In shadows cool and damp I spread, A carpet green where feet might tread. Some say I grow only on the north side of trees, You may also find me with Roy and Jen down in I.T.

A bear of fame, one with dashes in his name, though most had no idea, as Hollywood is to blame. A magical forest is where I dwell, with many a woodland creature I call friend. Think of a boy, whose imagination is great, though in real life, he truly began to hate, the fame that this bear-of-his caused.

A glimmer that gathers gazes. Gemstone’s signal to eyes. A faint disco light dazes. Like a glittered night sky. Candlelight’s fluttered phases, Varied glints at your guise. Soft but quivering gleams. As light dances on tides.

I demand devotion Yet offer no reply. My favor is random, My judgment unclear. I appear when I’m needed, Disappear when I’m called. People serve me daily And thank me for mercy.